The Vatican chooses an American pope, the Stars shine at Cannes, and the carnage continues in Ukraine and Gaza: The MAY 2025 Pictures Of the Month for @ZUMApress is now published. PLEASE SHARE! #photojournalism www.thepicturesofthemonth.com
Sit back and enjoy “The Pictures of the Month” (POM) presented by Scott Mc Kiernan and ZUMA Press. ZUMA received over one million images shot by professional photographers, all shot in the month of May.
Photographers represented by ZUMA Press covered the four corners of the world to bring pictures that need to be seen! POM shows the best work of these photojournalists, documenting the most important events of the past month.
ZUMA Press Wire’s talented award-winning picture editing staff of Mark Avery, Jim Colton, Jessica Cotsonas, Robin Loznak, Scott Mc Kiernan, Julie Rogers, Ruaridh Stewart, Shalan Stewart, whom with the fine ZUMA support staff: Florence Combes, John Collett, Katrina Kochneva, Pat Johnson, Julie Mason, Jeremy Mc Kiernan and Stan Sholik contributed to make this Lucie & Webby winning monthly movie possible. Hope you enjoy and then if so, pass the word to others 🙂
PHOTOGRAPHERS Abdullah Bailey • Abed Rahim Khatib • Adam Hampton-Matthews • Adrian Wyld • Alberto Gardin • Alexander Shcherbak • Andrea Solero • Andrew Leyden • Andrew Matthews • Andrew Milligan • Andy Von Pip • Antonius Jagad SR • Aurore Marechal • Baden Roth • Basit Zargar • Beatriz Ryder • Bill Clark • Billy Bennight • Cai Yang • Cait Miers • Charly Lopez • Chris Jackson • Christoph Soeder • Claudio Pramana • Cristiano Minichiello • Daniel McGregor-Huyer • Dave Bedrosian • David Niviere • David Osswald • Dirk Waem • Dmitry Yagodkin • Dmytro Smolienko • Donat Sorokin • Doug Peters • Edoardo Marangon • Erich Schlegel • Evandro Inetti • Fabio Ferrari • Fabricio Bomjardim • Faisal Bashir • Firdous Parray • Francesco Farina • Frantz Bouton • Gao Jing • Gent Shkullaku • Gil Cohen Magen • Gina M Randazzo • He Changshan • Hendrik Schmidt • Holden Smith • Ian West • James Patrick Cooper • Jan Langhaug • Javier Rojas • Jeff M. Brown • Jeff Rivera • Jens Buettner • Jeremy Hogan • Jerome Domine • Jim LoScalzo • Jonathan Moscrop • Jordan Pettitt • Joseph Prezioso • Ju Huanzong • Julian Stratenschulte • Julie Edwards • Julien Mattia • Justin Ng • Justine Meddah • Kai Dambach • Katrin Requadt • Kay Nietfeld • Kenosis Yap • Kirill Kukhmar • Kyle Rodden • Lukasz Skwiot • Lev Radin • Lionel Guericolas • Loic Baratoux • Lucia Sabatelli • Ma Ping • Manuele Mangiarotti • Marcin Cholewinski • Marco Di Gianvito • Marina Takimoto • Mario Cartelli • Massimo Paolone • Matic Klansek • Matt Crossick • Matt Hunt • Mehmet Eser • Michael Ho Wai Lee • Michael Kappeler • Michael Riedler • Michael Turner • Michal Krumphanzl • Mickael Chavet • Moaz Abu Taha • Mohammed Shajahan • Moiz Salhi • Nancy Kaszerman • Nasuna Stuart-Ulin • Nicolo Campo • Omar Ashtawy • Ondrej Deml • Ozzie B • Pascal Muller • Paulo Maria • Peter Byrne • Philipp Znidar • Pierre Teyssot • Ramez Habboub • Ricardo Larreina • Ringo Chiu • Robin Loznak • Ronen Tivony • Saher Alghorra • Scott Coleman • Scott Serio • Serge Arnal • Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hoffert • Skanda Gautam • Slavek Ruta • Sofya Sandurskaya • Sonia Moskowitz Gordon • Stephen Lock • Sun Fei • Sunil Sharma • Tayfun Salci • Thomas J Russo • Thomas Warnack • Tom Weller • Torsten Silz • Vyacheslav Prokofyev • Wang Kaiyan • Wei Jiyang • Xavi Bonilla • Yannick Legare
On Memorial Day, we remembered those who served; In Gaza, we witnessed continued suffering; Plus features, sports and entertainment.
Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” released every Friday afternoon, highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.
Enjoy The Pictures Of the Week 22, showcasing images from May 24-30, 2025
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May 28, 2025, Elkton, Oregon, USA: Feral honey bees interact at the edge of their hive, hidden in a crack in the concrete of a loading dock behind a fruit processing barn near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. Though originally imported from Europe, honey bees have naturalized across North America and play a vital role in pollinating both crops and wild plants.